F-100F of the 612th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) returns to Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. It clears active runway and taxis to parking space. Power shovel and construction in the background. Crew chief puts stairs at F-100 and talks with pilot (Captain). Pilot leaves cockpit of F-100. (Vietnam War period.)
Huey helicopters of the American First Cavalry (Airmobile) Division, land in sandy area near Bong Son, Vietnam, during a Search and Destroy operation named "White Wing," against the Viet Cong. Troops occupy defensive entrenched positions, and come under sniper fire, as the choppers depart. One soldier radios for air support. U.S. fighter bombers dive down to strafe the VC positions. Later, the troops are seen walking toward a village nearby. Taking up positions near a line of trees, American soldiers fire automatic weapons against retreating Viet Cong rear guards. Views of the U.S. troops entering the village, where several women and children stand near their thatched roofed huts. The soldiers assemble the villagers (men, women, and children) and escort them to helicopters, waiting to transport them to safer areas. Views of Vietnamese villagers climbing aboard the helicopters and flying away.. (Vietnam War period).
UH-1D helicopters land on a field in Ankhe, South Vietnam. American 173D Airborne Brigade troops rush off. Platoon leader checks map. Crew sets up 81mm mortar. Red smoke flare burns amidst bushes. Soldiers move through wooded area. (Vietnam War period).
View of signal site attacked by a Vietcong element atop the mountain in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Troops of U.S. 13th Signal Battalion (1st Cavalry Division), 41st Signal Battalion and 54th Signal Battalion. Soldiers unload cases of ammunition from UH-1D atop the mountain. UH-1D takes off. Damaged generators and rubble. OH-47 helicopter lands. (Vietnam War period).
A UH-1D helicopter takes off from a signal site of the American Signal Battalion in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Troop tents in the foreground. View of damage done to the site. Soldier examines a fire-damaged 35mm still camera and shows it to other soldier. Partly destroyed tent. Soldiers search through rubble. UH-1D helicopter lands. (Vietnam War period).
View of a sandbagged bunker at a signal site of the American Signal Battalion in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Vietcong flag flutters. OH-13 helicopter flies past the area. CH-47 in flight. OH-13 lands atop mountain. Soldiers stand near log fence. View of antennas of the signal station. Soldier carries reel of wire in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).